Cricket Adds a Human Touch to the Smartphone Market with Its First
Android® Phone, the Sanyo ZIO by Kyocera

SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Cricket Communications Inc.,a leading provider of innovative and
value-driven wireless services and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Leap
Wireless International Inc. (NASDAQ:LEAP), and Kyocera Communications
Inc., provider of Kyocera- and Sanyo-branded
wireless devices, today announced the immediate availability of the
Sanyo ZIO (pronounced Zī -O) by Kyocera, the highly-anticipated first
Android phone launched by the innovative leader in no-contract,
nationwide mobile wireless. ZIO blends an elegant design with an
ultra-intuitive user interface to unlock the vast array of content and
applications in Android
Market™.

The all-new Sanyo ZIO by Kyocera is immediately available online at www.mycricket.com,
at Cricket-branded retail stores and at dealers nationwide without a
contract for $249.99. The sleek new device comes equipped with a vivid,
3.5inch WVGA touchscreen and runs on Cricket’s all-3G network, providing
users with access to the tens of thousands of Android Market
applications, GPS capabilities and much more. In addition, the ZIO
features real web browsing at 3G speeds and Wi-Fi connectivity.

“Launching ZIO as our inaugural Android device is the first big step of
many that Cricket is taking to provide elite, yet affordable devices and
service plans to customers on any type of budget,” stated Matt Stoiber,
vice president and general manager of devices for Cricket
Communications. “Not only are we offering Smartphones at extremely
competitive prices, but our rate plans truly reflect the needs of our
customers and a respect that we have for their wallets.”

ZIO uses CDMA2000 1xEV-DO rev. A and Wi-Fi network technologies and
features an impressive, high-resolution 3.5-inch WVGA motion-enhanced,
touchscreen display as a backdrop for a fully customizable mobile
multimedia experience. Along with the touchscreen, an intuitive,
effortless trackball helps users navigate features such as the 3.2 MP
camera with video record/playback, media player, full HTML web browser,
Google Maps™ and countless widgets and applications such as Facebook,
Twitter, Open Table and more available in Android Market. ZIO offers
substantial user-available internal memory (512MB) and supports an
additional 32GB through its microSD memory slot. ZIO also comes equipped
with an ambient light sensor and accelerometer for easy viewing
virtually any way, anywhere.

“This is an important milestone for Kyocera, as we launch the highly
anticipated ZIO and bring the power of Android to Cricket consumers,”
said Eric Anderson, vice president of sales at Kyocera Communications
Inc. “ZIO is the first in a series of Android devices Kyocera will bring
to market and we’re excited to partner with Cricket to set the standard
by offering a Smartphone device that encourages individuality for the
customer who desires unlimited expression.”

Cricket is launching a special, all-inclusive $55 Android service plan
to accompany the device, which offers customers unlimited talk, text,
picture mail, web browsing, email, international text and more – all
without telecom taxes and fees – at nearly half the price of Smartphone
service plans at other major carriers. The $55 Android service plan is
one of a number of new, all-inclusive voice service plans that the
company has recently begun to offer to consumers.

Cricket is the first carrier to offer the new, feature-packed ZIO. ZIO
is the second of three Smartphones expected to be launched by Cricket in
2010. Cricket launched the Blackberry Curve 8530 earlier this month. For
more information about the new, all-inclusive Cricket service plans or
to check out the dynamic handset lineup, please visit www.mycricket.com.

Cricket is the pioneer of simple and affordable unlimited wireless
services with no long-term commitments or credit checks required serving
more than 5.3 million customers in 35 states and the District of
Columbia. Cricket offers wireless voice and broadband Internet services
over the latest technology, high-quality, all-digital 3G CDMA2000 1X and
1xEV-DO wireless network. Cricket’s nationwide wireless voice service
plans include unlimited anytime minutes, unlimited U.S. long distance,
unlimited text and picture messaging, unlimited text to Mexico,
unlimited Mobile Web, unlimited directory assistance, as well as a
variety of calling features and feature-rich mobile applications such as
popular games, ringtones and wallpapers. Cricket Broadband provides
unlimited Internet access anywhere within Cricket’s coverage areas at
speeds comparable to DSL. For more information on Cricket, visit www.mycricket.com.
Cricket is offered by Leap Wireless International, Inc., headquartered
in San Diego, Calif. For more information on Leap, visit www.leapwireless.com.

About Kyocera Communications, Inc.

Kyocera Communications, Inc. (KCI) is the headquarters for Kyocera- and
Sanyo-branded wireless products and accessories in the Americas. The
company’s devices are driving the convergence of telecommunications,
broadband and multimedia. KCI was formed in April 2009 through the
combination of Kyocera Wireless Corp. and Kyocera Sanyo
Telecommunications Inc., two wholly owned subsidiaries of Kyocera
International Inc. The former was created when Kyocera purchased
QUALCOMM Incorporated’s consumer wireless phone business in 2000, while
the latter was formed when Kyocera purchased the wireless phone business
of Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. in 2008. Based in San Diego, KCI leverages
Japan’s history of creating advanced consumer technologies around
humanism and respect for the environment and blending them with a
Western entrepreneurialism and style, resulting in a unique design
language and a natural, user-friendly interface. For more information,
please visit www.kyocera-wireless.com.

Kyocera Corporation (NYSE:KYO) (TOKYO:6971) (http://global.kyocera.com/),
the parent and global headquarters of the Kyocera Group, was founded in
1959 as a producer of fine
ceramics (also known as “advanced ceramics”). By combining these
engineered materials with metals and plastics, and integrating them with
other technologies, Kyocera has become a leading supplier of
telecommunications equipment, office-document imaging equipment, solar
power generating systems, semiconductor packages, electronic components,
cutting tools and industrial ceramics. During the year ended March 31,
2010, the company’s net sales totaled 1.07 trillion yen (approximately
US$11.5 billion). Kyocera marked its 50th anniversary in 2009, and the
40th anniversary of its U.S. operations. It is ranked #554 on Forbes
magazine’s 2010 “Global 2000” listing of the world’s largest publicly
traded companies.